Spokeswoman
特指女性发言人;仍见于旧稿件或强调发言者性别时,新建风格指南多建议统一用 spokesperson。
- “The mayor’s spokeswoman outlined the new recycling rules.” (市长女发言人阐述了新的回收规定。)
- “She became the campaign’s chief spokeswoman in the final week.” (她在最后一周成为竞选团队的首席女发言人。)
- “The hospital spokeswoman said visiting hours would stay unchanged.” (医院女发言人表示探视时间维持不变。)
复合词 speak + woman;与 spokesman、spokesperson 同一族。
无典型词缀;复合构词:speak + s + woman。
性别化职位称谓在公共话语中逐步让位于中性词;引用历史报道时仍会见到 spokeswoman。
- 固定搭配: “chief spokeswoman” (首席女发言人), “government spokeswoman” (政府女发言人)
- 复数: spokeswomen
woman + who speaks for an organization → spokeswoman。
“The spokeswoman calmly corrected several inaccurate headlines live on air.” (女发言人在直播连线中冷静纠正了几条不实标题。)